With the harvest of the Arabica variety of coffee close to completion, farmers with the Robusta variety are about the middle of the season with reaping. Skilled harvest workers are much in demand and the farmer has to make much effort to ensure that the required members are available for the picking of the coffee. Read more

Rainfall is required for the growth of all plantation crops. For coffee too, being an annual crop, rains are necessary through the year. The months of February to April are when the first showers for the year are received. For the coffee farmer, these first showers are indeed referred to as blossom showers. Read more

When we speak of Coorg, the first thing that pops up in our mind are the coffee plantations and how they are the best producers of coffee. But along with this beverage crop, this gorgeous hilly land is also home to a number of cash crops. Pepper, ginger, coconut, cocoa, cardamom, arecanut etc are some examples of the crops grown here. Read more

Planting crops in Coorg is done with thought for the surroundings. Care of the terra firma and the environment is a fundamental part of the farmer’s psyche. Natives easily adopt a nurturing attitude to-wards the land. Read more

Privileged are those who have lived their life in the mountains, growing paddy, cardamom, oranges, ginger, pepper and coffee, or just having spent their childhood and growing years in this locale. Read more

Having spent the greater part of the year supporting crops such as coffee, pepper and paddy, the farmer begins to prepare for the actual harvest commencing from about November each season, when the falling temperature causes the early mornings and late evenings to be cool. Read more